[PLUG] Towards a custom minimalist bootable Debian installation via dedbootstrap

[Richard Owlett]

On 12/10/2018 10:53 AM, Rich Shepard wrote:
> On Mon, 10 Dec 2018, Richard Owlett wrote:
> 
>> Debian Squeeze was my introduction to any Linux. I am and will use the
>> current stable release. It is unnecessarily toooo big. The underlying
>> problem is it {and particularly the installation DVD} is designed to be
>> "all things to all people".
> 
> Richard,
> 
>    Just out of curiosity, why are these a concern? Why not use only the
> pieces you need for a specific task and ignore the rest?
> 
>    If you have a TV with cable or satellite feed do you watch all bazillion
> channels they pump out, or select only those you want?
> 
>    Of course, if futzing with the distribution is your goal, go for it. 
> But,
> if you want to use the system for certain tasks why not make them the goal
> and apply only the pieces for each task?
> 
>    A curious mind asks.
> 
> Rich

*ROFL* & P.S. You snipped a significant pun.
I prefer "educational experimentation" to "futzing" ;/
Besides which, as a retiree, I can "have it my way".

As to goals.
"Minimalist" is important. [ Z80 systems, 16k, 8" floppies were "big"]
"Ideal" is another.

Both are difficult to define.
An "all things to all people" system or installer is, almost by 
definition, sub-optimal [like using a super nova to swat 1 mosquito]

I once described my goal as a greener Debian.
I personally suspect that it would be a system valuable to a much larger 
audience than expected.